Colorado State vs. Fresno State betting: College basketball preview for January 7

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The Fresno State Bulldogs (4-11, 0-4 MWC) will look to end a four-game losing streak when they visit the Colorado State Rams (8-6, 2-1 MWC) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Moby Arena as big, 15-point underdogs. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on MW Network. The over/under is 150 in the matchup.

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Colorado State vs. Fresno State betting lines

  • Colorado State moneyline odds to win: -1852
  • Fresno State moneyline odds to win: +948
  • Spread: Colorado State (-15)
  • Total: 150

Colorado State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Colorado State had a better record against the spread when playing at home (8-8-0) than it did in away games (4-7-0) last season.
  • The Rams exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (50%) than road games (18.2%) last year.
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, Colorado State won 13 of 15 games at home, good for a .867 winning percentage. Colorado State won four of six games on the road (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Rams were 126th in the nation offensively (75.2 points scored per game) and 52nd defensively (67.3 points allowed).
  • Colorado State collected 30.9 rebounds per game and conceded 30.5 boards last season, ranking 255th and 116th, respectively, in college basketball.
  • The Rams were seventh-best in the country in assists (18.0 per game) last year.

Colorado State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 15+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (151st in nation) 41.6 (98th) 34.2 (109th) 31.7 (223rd) 16.1 (74th) 12.1 (241st)

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Fresno State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Fresno State has had better results away (5-2-0) than at home (2-3-1).
  • Bulldogs games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (four times out of six) than away (four of seven) this season.
  • The Bulldogs’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-3), and away it is .143 (1-6).

Recent trends

  • While the Bulldogs are scoring 74.1 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, tallying 74.0 points per contest.
  • Fresno State is allowing 86.0 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is 3.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (82.3).
  • In their past 10 games, the Bulldogs are draining 7.7 treys per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (7.1). They also own a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (33.9%) compared to their season average (31.2%).

Fresno State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-1 (Home: 2-3-1; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 15+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-1; As Underdog: 8-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-5-1 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 4-2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 0-3; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (341st in nation) 47.2 (337th) 32.6 (209th) 38.9 (362nd) 11.5 (327th) 12.5 (268th)
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